How do we know about the thousands of people who marched in campaigns for civil rights for African Americans in the 1960s? Where did they march and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the marchers and their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes information on some historical detective work that has taken place, using documentary and oral evidence, that has enabled historians to piece together the fascinating story of the civil rights marches.

 

This book is part of a book series called Primary Source Detectives .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

The author, Louise Spilsbury, has written many books for children on a wide range of subjects.